Articles for GroundUp Staff
Ten takeaways from today’s budget speech
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he’s optimistic about the future
Explainer | 12 November 2025
Child support grant has saved millions of children, but there is still a way to go
7.8-million children remain below the food poverty line
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 7 November 2025
More than 10-million consumers cannot repay their debt
But there is a silver lining
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 31 October 2025
Child Support Grant cannot feed a child
Cost of meeting a child’s nutritional needs exceeds R560 grant
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 24 October 2025
Giving money to beggars: yes or no?
We asked beggars, the City of Cape Town, and homeless organisations
Video | 1 October 2025
Chart of the week: Policing the police
Thousands of police brutality cases are reported every year but very few result in criminal convictions or disciplinary action
By GroundUp and The Outlier
Charts | 12 September 2025
Chart of the week: Postbank loses social grant clients
More than 75% of Postbank’s clients have moved to private banks
By GroundUp and The Outlier
Charts | 5 September 2025
Chart of the week: Taps but no water
In most provinces, less than 60% of people in formal housing have reliable water access
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 29 August 2025
Joburg clinic staff make me ashamed to be an immigrant
Each time I take my daughter to the clinic, immigrants are told to wait while South Africans are served first
Asylum Seeker
Opinion | 31 July 2025